Night time parking garage pic w/ my 2005 Volvo S60R

[wrx2k4blue]

http://www.dkomm.net/s60r/Modas/garage.jpg

Tried to center the car as best as I could. Also made sure I wasn't standing directly below one of those ceiling lights.

What do you guys think?

It didn't come out as clean as I had hoped and it's just so hard to focus correctly when it's dark out but that's the best I could do. Any tips on how I could've made this better? I believe my aperture was set up near 10, shutter speed was 4 seconds if I remember correctly (maybe longer).

Suggestions welcome! Thanks!

[Anke]

Little too small and dark in the frame for me, I just can't see the car. Also, why did you try your best to centre the car? Centre compositions aren't usually eye-friendly.

[wrx2k4blue]

Little too small and dark in the frame for me, I just can't see the car. Also, why did you try your best to centre the car? Centre compositions aren't usually eye-friendly.

Well, I didn't try to center the car top-bottom. It's still in the bottom third of the photo. I wanted the car in the center (left-right) of the photo so that I could catcht he columns on each side and the lights above.

I probably should've set the shutter speed slower to make it brighter (or just increase exposure during PP)? I guess that's the tough thing about shooting at night with a black car

[Anke]

Perhaps some off-camera flash?

[big_d]

try and get closer to the car and not show so much of the lights at the top heres an example i did and i try alonger shutter speed :) make sure u can clearly see the car in ur lcd screen lol

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/big_d57/Photo%20Shoots/John/IMG_8036Medium.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

Seen this?
A few Car Lighting Tips - Updated (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70290)